Enspel

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen von Enspel.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 37 |lat_sec = 05
lon_deg = 7 |lon_min = 53 |lon_sec = 11
Lageplan = Enspel im Westerwaldkreis.pngBundesland = Rheinland-Pfalz
Landkreis = Westerwaldkreis
Verbandsgemeinde = Westerburg
Höhe = 390
Fläche = 1.46
Einwohner = 276
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 57647
Vorwahl = 02661
Kfz = WW
Gemeindeschlüssel = 07 1 43 219
Adresse-Verband = Neumarkt 1
56457 Westerburg
Website = [http://www.enspel.de/ www.enspel.de]
Bürgermeister = Dieter Wisser

Enspel is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a community belonging to a "Verbandsgemeinde" – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Geography

Location

Enspel lies 10 km northwest of Westerburg on a bank on the west slope of the Stöffel, a basalt mountain. The community’s structure is based on the nearby basalt quarries which were worked beginning about 1900. Worth seeing are the mighty crevices and outcrops in the Stöffel. Since 1972 Enspel has belonged to what was then the newly founded "Verbandsgemeinde" of Westerburg, a kind of collective municipality found only in Rhineland-Palatinate.

History

In 1261, Enspel had its first documentary mention. In the 20th century, the famous "Stöffelmaus" was found. This was a fossil of a now extinct gliding rodent, "Eomys quercyi".

Politics

Community council

The council is made up of 9 council members, including the extraofficial mayor ("Bürgermeister"), who were elected in a majority vote in a municipal election on 13 June 2004.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

South of the community runs "Bundesstraße" 255 leading from Montabaur to Herborn. The nearest Autobahn interchange is "Montabaur" on the A 3 (Cologne–Frankfurt). Enspel lies on the "Oberwesterwaldbahn" (railway) to Limburg and Au (Sieg). From there, the cities of Cologne, Koblenz, Frankfurt am Main and Wiesbaden may be reached directly. The nearest InterCityExpress stop is the railway station at Montabaur on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line.

Public institutions

*Fire brigade
*"Stöffelhalle" village association house
*"Am Stöffel" Guesthouse – self-catering
*Blockhütte (cabin )
*Jugendraum (“Youth Room”)
*Football area
*Two playgrounds
*Entrance to Stöffel-Park

External links

* [http://www.enspel.de/ Enspel] de icon